Tour to Heaven Cave to be opened soon

2010-03-19 (GMT + 7)

The new tourism route to Thien Duong (Heaven) Cave in Quang Binh province is expected to be opened on April 30.

The Quang Binh Provincial People’s Committee has allowed the Truong Thinh joint stock company to open the Heaven Cave tourism route.This was revealed by Luu Minh Thanh, Director of the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park on March 15.Discovered in 2005, the Heaven Cave is in the ecological restoration area of the park. The cave, 191 metres above the sea level, has the most beautiful and spectacular stalactites in the park. Despite the robust geological tectonic process, the whole structure of the cave has still been persevered intact.Work is now on progress to open 4.7 kilometres long forest road so that tourists can reach the destination on foot, by cross country bicycle or by host cart.The Quang Binh Provincial People’s Committee allowed the Truong Thinh holding company to open the Heaven Cave tourism route.This was announced by Luu Minh Thanh, Director of the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park on March 15.Discovered in 2005, the Heaven Cave is in the ecological restoration area of the park. The cave, 191 meters above the sea level, has the most beautiful and spectacular stalactites in the park. Despite the robust geological tectonic process, the whole structure of the cave has still been persevered intact.The Truong Thinh holding company is opening 4.7 kilometers long forest road so that tourists can reach the destination on foot, by cross country bicycle or by host cart.The new tourism route is expected to opened on April 30, the date falls on the celebration of the compete liberation of South Vietnam.

A World Heritage listed site, Phong Nha is a place that has become famous worldwide for magnificent caves and grottos filled with fantastic stalagmites and stalactites. Hopefully, it will be the good news to attract more and more tourists to Vietnam and to Phong Nha.